668 search results for “medieval islamic history” in the Student website
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Ahab Bdaiwi
Faculty of Humanities
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Arnold Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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John Islam-van Klinken
ICT Shared Service Centre
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Alireza Asghari
Faculty of Humanities
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Claire Weeda
Faculty of Humanities
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from Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Unique research on inscriptions offers new insights into history Islam
From the very beginning, the Islam has known an oral tradition. It was only two hundred years ago that Muslims starting writing about the history of Islam, on rocks or other hard materials. Arabic epigraphy (study of inscriptions) turns out to be an essential tool in historical genealogy research. Abdullah…
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…
- Daring questions in Islam
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Jan Just Witkam
Faculty of Humanities
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Robert Stein
Faculty of Humanities
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Three questions to Maurits Berger about his new Islam podcast
Maurits Berger's new English-language podcast, Matters of Humanities: History of Islam in Europe covers no fewer than thirteen centuries of history. In eight episodes, professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger argues that the Islam and Muslims are an important part of European history: ‘That was…
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Marlisa den Hartog
Faculty of Humanities
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Antheun Janse
Faculty of Humanities
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Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades.
'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely one function.'
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Edmund Hayes
Faculty of Humanities
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Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.'
When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. University Lecturer in the history of Islam, Edmund Hayes wants this to change. His new ERC-funded project , focuses on the development of the early Shia community.
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Mahmood Kooriadathodi
Faculty of Humanities
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Large grant for research into Islamic non-conformism
In the coming years, Asghar Seyed Gohrab receives an advanced European Research Council grant of two and a half million euros to spend on his research into non-conformism in Islam. ‘Hopefully I can use this to contribute something to society, to pass something on to future generations.’
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Hans Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Jacobine Melis
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jeroen Oosterbaan
Faculteit Archeologie
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Hans Janssen
Faculty of Humanities
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Rachel Schats
Faculteit Archeologie
- Histories Connected
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Louis Sicking
Faculty of Humanities
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Between Admiration and Repulsion: The ‘Witch’ in Medieval Islam
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Nico Kaptein
Faculty of Humanities
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Roosje Peeters
Faculty of Humanities
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Maia Casna
Faculteit Archeologie
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Sara Bolghiran
Faculty of Humanities
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Irene O'Daly
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Islamic primary schools have been important for Muslim emancipation’
The opening of Islamic primary schools has made an important contribution to the emancipation and integration of Muslims in the Netherlands. This is the conclusion of PhD candidate Bahaeddin Budak in his research into 25 years (1988-2013) of Islamic primary schools in the Netherlands. PhD defence on…
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Rehanna Nurmohamed
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nathal Dessing
Faculty of Humanities
- Ancient History Research Seminars 2024-2025
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Nina Jaspers
Faculteit Archeologie
- Framing Late Antique Religion Lecture Series
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Said Reza Huseini
Faculty of Humanities
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Leiden Papyri and the Economic History of the Early Medieval Islamic World
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Ancient History Research Seminar December 2024
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Hans Theunissen
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…